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AU620578B2
AU620578B2 AU27008/88A AU2700888A AU620578B2 AU 620578 B2 AU620578 B2 AU 620578B2 AU 27008/88 A AU27008/88 A AU 27008/88A AU 2700888 A AU2700888 A AU 2700888A AU 620578 B2 AU620578 B2 AU 620578B2
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Class Int. Class Application Number: Lodged: Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority Related Art: APPLICANT'S REFERENSCE: P-3053 Name(s) of Applicant(s): Spalding Evenflo Companies Inc Address(es) of Applicant(s): 5750 North Hoover Blvd., Building A, Tampa Florida, 4UNITED STATES OF AM4ERICA.
Address for Service is: PHILLIPS ORMONDE FITZPATRICK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys 367 Collins Street Melbourne 300C AUSTRALIA Complete Specification for the invention entitled: IMP1UVED GO3LF BAL Our Ref 115635 POF Code: 1468/1468 The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to applicant(s): 6003q11-1 1 Note: No legalization or other witness required TO: The Commissioner of Patents P18//81" PHILLIPS ORMONDE FITZPATRICK Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys 367 Collins Street Melbourne, Australia *I
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IMPROVED GOLF BALL This Invention relates to golf balls. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved golf ball cover useful In producing golf balls, particularly two-piece golf balls, exhibiting superior short iron and other playability characteristics.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION For many years balata and blends of balata with elastomeric or plastic materials were the principal materials used in the manufacture of top quality golf balls. Balata and balata-containing cover compositions C eI S olding and accordingly can be easily compression molded about a spherical wound core to produce a high quality golf ball.
"The relative softness of the balata cover is advantageous in that an experienced golfer can apply a spin to balata-covered balls to control the ball in flight to produce a draw or a fade, or a backspin to cause the ball to "bite" or stop abruptly on contact with the green. Such playability properties are particularly important in short iron play and are exploited significantly by relatively skilled players.
However, balata covered golf balls are easily cut if mishit and golf balls produced with balata or balata-containing cover compositions have a relatively short life span.
Ii 'qf o0 e o 0 a 00 0 0 0 0 a 0 o 0 o0 0 0 0 4 0 Due to this negative property, balata and its synthetic substitutes, trans-polybutadiene and transpolyisoprene. have today been replaced essentially by new cover materials, primarily by a family of ionomers sold by E. I. duPont de Nemours Company under the trademark SURLYN. These ionohers comprise copolymera of olefins, typically ethylene, with an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, such as methacrylic acid.
Neutralization of a number of the acidic groups is effected with metal ions, such as zinc or sodium, resulting in a thermoplastic elastomer which has several advantages over balata when employed as the cover composition for golf balls.
In addition to cost-saving vis-a-vis balata, the hardness, resilience and other mechanical properties of these ionomers may be controlled in order to affect cut resistance, shear resistance, general durability and resilience. Such control can be exercised by selection of particular coaonomers, molecular weight, degree of neutralization and the particular metal ions used.
The use of Surlyn as golf ball covers has been a major factor in the production of two-piece balls. These Surlyn bells for all practical purposes cannot be cut in play and they travel further when hit with a golf club as compared to the prior art balata covered balls.
Regardless of these desirable properties, Surlyn covered golf balls have not proven desirable in short iron play, in that it is more difficult to impart spin to the Surlyn covered balls than to the balata covered counterpart.
Further, frequently experienced golfers have noted that the Surlyn covered balls do not have a satisfactory "feel" or "click".
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In the mid-1980's, golf balls were introduced to the industry which were covered with a mixture of hard ionic resins and a thermoplastic polyurethane resin. The hard ionomers used in these blends had a hardness of about 94-95 on the Shore C scale. While these balls have been generally satisfactory in providing the desirable qualities of playability and acceptable durability, these balls were disadvantageous in that they were short on distance when hit by an average golfer with an average Sswing velocity. Further, these prior art golf balls had a lower initial velocity when compared to prior art golf balls which were covered with a single or blend of hard ionomers. In the subject application, when a hard ionomer is referred to it is a Surlyn resin having a hardness of from about 94-96 on the Shore C scale.
SFurther, it has been noted that balls covered with the mixture of Surlyn and soft thermoplastic J 0, polyurethane tend to yellow and not to provide the bright o°,0 white which can be obtained in traditional Surlyn covered balls. This deficiency results from the fact that the polyurethane resins tend to be yellow to off white in Qo.'0 color. Still further, the mixtures of Surlyns and So polyurethanes are difficult to process and mold, such difficulties being inherent in all thermoplastic polyurethane resins. For example, it is difficult to -3- 'Fi 1 l obtain a homogeneous blend of Surlyns and polyurethanes in an extruder prior to injection molding the composition onto the preposition core.
It is felt that ionomers such as Surlyn lonomer are basically incompatible with polyurethane resins due to the backbone difference of each of these polymeric species. As a result of this incompatibility, delamination or separation in the manufacturing process may occur. Finally, such mixtures of Surlyns and polyurethane are expensive, due to the initial cost of the thermoplastic polyurethane and in compounding procedure requirements.
Attempts to modify the basic ionomer polyurethane compositions by such methods as adding additional hard ionomers to enhance toughness have been unsuccessful since the materials are basically incompatible at levels of greater than 15 to 20 percent ionomer. Further, blends of harder thermoplastic polyurethanes with hard ionomers have resulted in products lacking an adequate initial velocity.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a golf ball which is cut resistant and provides the desirable playability features of balata-covered golf balls.
It is another object to provide a golf ball which is longer, does not have a distance shortcoming when struck with a golf club.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball which exhibits a bright white coloration and which does not yellow upon aging.
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Lastly, it is an object of this invention to provide a golf ball cover composition which does not delaminate in either processing or on finished golf balls.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the prior art, two principal types of golf balls were known. The Surlyn covered golf balls which lack control and have a hardness of about 95 to 96 on the Shore C scale and the traditional Balata covered ball which had a hardness of about 75 on the Shore C scale.
Hard Surlyns suitable for use in golf ball cover compositions have been available for approximately years. Initially, all Surlyns were lonomers which were very tough and hard. These properties of toughness and hardness made Surlyns commercially viable as a replacement for other polymeric materials in golf ball cover compositions. While these properties of toughness and hardness are advantageous, when it comes to the toughness and cut resistance of a golf ball, these properties are disadvantageous when it is desirable for a golfer to impart back spin to a golf ball as a result of the controlled striking of the ball with an iron club.
For over a decade the trade attempted to solve these problems of Surlyn covered golf balls by the blending of hard Surlyn with a soft Surlyn. Or in some instances, with a different type of polymeric material.
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Basically, in the prior art, when a hard Surlyn was blended with a soft Surlyn to such a degree that the proper hardness or modulus was achieved, the durability of the golf ball deteriorated to a point where the resulting ball was not commercially viable.
In the prior art, endeavors were made to blend a hard Surlyn with other softer polymeric materials such as softer polyurethanes. While these endeavors were generally successful, the resulting golf balls had a deficiency in that they were generally short when compared to golf balls which were covered with a single or a blend of hard Surlyns. These blends of a hard Surlyn with a polyurethane were disadvantageous in that Sthey exhibited light stability problems, they were hard S, to process and most significantly they were short on distance.
In accordance with the above description, it can be seen that while it was possible to achieve a given hardness by the blending of the prior art, hard and soft Surlyns, this blending did not necessarily result in a commercially viable golf ball.
In accordance with this invention, it has been found that when a hard Surlyn or a mixture of hard Surlyn resins are blended with a soft Surlyn which is a terpolymer of methacrylic acid and iso- or n-butylacrylate partially neutralized with a metal salt, a superior golf ball cover formulation is produced. The resulting cover composition of this invention is -6 it 1 Intermediate in softness between a balata covered golf ball and a hard Surlyn covered golf ball, to such a degree that an adequate back spin can be imparted to the ball by a skilled golfer. Further, the resulting golf ball of this invention exhibits a degree of cut resistance which is adequate for play and which is definitely superior to that of the above mentioned prior art balls which are covered with a blend of a hard Surlyn and a polyurethane resin.
Lastly but most importantly, the golf ball of this invention in addition to having the above described properties, exhibits outstanding distance properties which is exhibited by its coefficient of restitution and/or initial velocity when tested in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Golf Association.
In order to achieve these desired physical properties, it is imperative that the hard lonomer and soft ionomer be blended in particular proportions which are described hereinbelow.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The desirable properties and the resulting golf balls as described herein above are achieved in accordance with this invention by the blending of a high modulus (hard) ionomer with a low modulus (soft) ionomer to produce a base ionomer mixture.
In this invention, a high modulus lonomer is an Sonomer having a flexural modulus of from about 30,000 to 55,000 P.S.I. as measured in accordance with A.S.T.M.
method D-790. All modull measured and referred to in accordance with this invention is flexural modull.
7 The physical properties of the ionomers which are useful in this invention may be further defined by the hardness of said lonomers. The high modulus lonomers as defined above have a hardness of from about 60 to 66 on the Shore D scale as measured in accordance with ASTM method D-2240.
The modulus of the ionomers which are useful in this invention is closely related to the hardness of said ionomers. Generally, the higher the modulus, the harder the ionomer although one skilled in the art recognizes that there may be exceptions to this rule.
To the best of applicant's knowledge, the hard Surlyn resins as used in this invention are ionic copolymers which are the sodium or zinc salts of the reaction product of an olefin having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms. The carboxylic acid groups of the copolymer may be totally or partially neutralized.
These hard lonomers are sold under the trademark SURLYN. In the high modulus ionomers which are useful in this invention, the acid groups may be 15-75 percent cation neutralized with either sodium or zinc cations.
A low modulus ionomer as is useful in the blends of this invention has a modulus of from about 3,000 to about 7,000 P.S.I. and a hardness of from about 25 to about 40 as measured on the Shore D scale. Both the modulus and hardness were measured in accordance with the A.S.T.M. tests as referred to above.
While the applicant is not sure of the chemical makeup of these lower modulus ionomers in accordance with the preferred embodiment, they are thought to be terpolymers of ethylene, methacrylic acid and n- or 8 -L L Li. 0 4t 01 4444 o *r o *e 4 ar 4r 4 a) 4( 0i tri 4C 0 4444 l 0 p iso-butylacrylate. In these low modulus ionomers, the acid groups may be 5-95 percent cation neutralized with sodium or zinc cations.
It is understood by one skilled in the art that the soft ionomer may be a sodium or zinc salt of a terpolymer of an olefin having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an unsaturated monomer of the acrylate ester class having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms.
As a starting point in preparation of the cover formulations in accordance with this invention, a base lonomer mixture is formed from low and high modulus ionomars as are described above. This base lonomer mixture can comprise from about 25 to about 75 parts of a low modulus lonomer and from about 25 to about 75 parts of a high modulus ionomer. A more preferred range is from about 35 to about 65 parts of a low modulus ionomer and from about 65 to about 35 parts of a high modulus ionomer. A most preferred range for the base ionomer mixture is from about 38 to about 62 parts of a low modulus ionomer and from about 62 to about 38 parts of a high modulus ionomer.
Two preferred embodiments for use in accordance with this invention are as follows: About 61.9 parts of a low modulus ionomer and 38.1 parts of a high modulus ionomer, and still another preferred embodiment uses about 39.6 parts of a low modulus ionomer and 60.4 parts of a high modulus ionomer.
The above described base ionomer mixture can be used to produce a superior golf ball cover and hence superior golf balls. Tradition dictates that golf balls 9 t be either white or colored. In order to achieve this end, a pigment must be added to the base lonomer mixture. Most commonly white pigments are utilized to produce the traditional white golf ball. Suitable white pigments for use in this invention are titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate and zinc sulfate. It Is understood by one skilled in the art that covers other than white can be made by adding colored dyes or pigments to the subject base ionomer mixture.
The amount of pigment used in conjunction with the polymeric cover composition naturally depends on the particular base ionomer mixture utilized and the particular pigment utilized. The concentration of the pigment in the polymeric cover composition can be from about 1I to about 10X as based on the weight of the base lonorcr mixture. A more preferred range is from about 1% So to about 5% as based on the weight of the base lonomer J mixture. The most preferred range is from about 1I to i o about 3% as based on the weight of the base ionomer o a, mixture.
The most preferred pigment for use in accordance with this invention is titanium dioxide. When this combination of components is utilized, it is preferred Sthat the concentration of titanium dioxide in the cover composition be from about 1% to about 10% as based on the weight of the base lonomer mixture utilized. A more preferred range for the concentration of titanium dioxide is from about IX to about 5% as based on the base ionomer mixture utilized. A most preferred t concentration for the titanium dioxide is about 2% as based on the weight of the base ionomer mixture utilized.
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It is within the purview of this invention to add to the cover compositions of this invention compatible materials which do not affect the basic novel characteristics of the composition of this invention.
Among such materials are antloxidants, antistatic agents, stabilizers and processing aids.
Functional cover compositions for producing white golf balls in accordance with this invention are as follows: Base lonomer Mixture from about 90% to about 99% White Pigment from about 10% to about 1% Blue Pigment trace A more preferred cover composition for use in accordance with this invention is as follows: SBase lonomer Mixture from about 95% to about 99% Titanium Dioxide from about 5% to about 1% Blue Pigment trace SA preferred cover composition for use in accordance with this invention is as follows: Base lonomer Mixture* from about 95% to about 97% Titanium Dioxide from about 4% to about 2% Ultramarine Blue trace Nucrel** 925 from about 0% to about *The base ionomer mixture used in this preferred composition comprises 43.1 parts of a low modulus ionomer sold as Surlyn AD-8269, 18.8 parts of a low modulus ionomer sold as Surlyn AD-8265, 25.1 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 9910, 5.6 parts of high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 8940 and 7.4 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 8528.
**Nucrel is used as a processing agent, it is thought to be a copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid.
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Still another mixtupreferre used in this instance comprises 27.6 parts of a low modulus ionomer sold as Sun accordance with this parnventions of as follow modulus onomer sold as Surlyn AD-8265, 42.2 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 9910, 10.8 parts of a higbout 98% Titanium Dioxide from about 2% to about 4% Ultramarine Blue trace ***The base ionoaer *ixture used in this instance comprises 27.6 parts of a low *odulus ionomer sold as Surly: AD-8269, 12.0 parts of a low modulus Ionomer sold as Surlyn AD-8265, 42.2 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 9910, 10.8 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 8940 and 7.4 parts of a high modulus Surlyn sold as Surlyn 9650.
When a white pigment is utilized, the resulting covers are pure white in that the polymeric components which make up the cover stock do not detract from the whiteness of the pigment. In their pure state the high and low modulus polymeric components are clear. This is to be contrasted with the off white or yellow color of the prior art compositions which incorporate polyurethane components. Because the resulting cover composition of this invention is pure white, the technology of U.S.
Patent No. 4,679,795 can be readily adapted to this invention. That is the surface of golf balls made in accordance with this invention can be optically brightened as per the teaching of this patent.
This invention can likewise be used in *n con.'.nction with cellular polymeric golf ball covers as are described in U.S. Patent No. 4,274,637 issued June 23, 1981.
One skilled in the art is aware of the fact that there are various hues of the color white; for example, there are blue whites, yellow whites, etc. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of this invention, trace 12 t L' i I I i amounts of a blue pigment are added to the golf ball cover composition In order to give said cover composition materials a blue white appearance. Naturally, it is understood If other hues of the color white are desired, different pigments can be added to the cover composition material. The amount of pigment used must be adjusted by one skilled In the art in order to achieve the desired color hue.
In the subject specification and claims, the term "center" is utilized to define the central part of the finished golf ball. As used In this specification and claims the term "center" refers to both solid centers as are used on two-piece golf balls, and to wound centers which are commonly used In balls which are referred to in the trade as three-piece golf balls.
The following examples serve to illustrate the o" present invention, such examples given for the purpose of a' illustration and not for purposes of limiting the present So"" 9 invention. In the examples, all parts percent are given a« by weight unless otherwise specified.
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Finished golf balls were prepared for the below listed examples by positioning preformed, cross-linked opolybutadiene cores in an injection molding cavity. The cores In question were centrally positioned In the cavities by the use of retractable pins. The cover was theninjection molded around the core.
o In all examples, the cover composition formulas are on a parts by weight basis. The Surlyn and Nucrel Sresins are used in these examples are a product of the E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co., Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.
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0 0 0 0 0~00 0 0 000 0 V. ~0 00 0 0 C 0 0 C C 0 0 00~ o 0 V. J 0 0 Vi in accordance with the description herein, the physical properties of the various Surlyns used in these Examples are set forth In Table I.
Table I Melt Index min Tensile St.
pal E Ione Surlyn Surlyn Surlyn Surlyn Surlyn Surlyn Nucrel 8269 8265 9910 8528 8940 9650 925 0.9-1.2 0.9-1.2 0.7 1.3 2.8 5.0 25.0 Cation Sodium Sodium Zinc Na Na Zn None 3100 4200 3600 4200 4800 3200 3600 770 660 290 450 470 410 520 Flex Mod psi 2800 7100 48.000 32,0C00 51,000 32. 0 00, 10 ,8003 Hardness Shore D (D 0 WI V 0 0 eCt 0
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010 10 0 O 0 0 t En .0 Oqt b.N I 1 i The test data for the golf balls of the below listed examples is expressed in Tables 2 thru 5 herein below.
Riehle compression is a measurement of the deformation of a golf ball under a fixed static load of 225 pounds.
Coefficient of restitution was measured by firing the resulting golf ball in an air cannon at a velocity of 125 feet per second against a steel plate which is positioned 12 feet from the muzzle of the cannon. The rebound velocity was then measured. The rebound velocity was divided by the forward velocity to give the coefficient of restitution.
Shore hardness was measured in accordance with ASTM Test 2240.
r Cut resistance was measured in accordance with the following procedure: A golf ball is fired at 135 feet per second against the leading edge of a pitching wedge, wherein the leading edge radius is 1/32 inch, the ,tN loft angle is 51 degrees, the sole radius is 2.5 inches, and the bounce angle is 7 degrees,.
The cut resistance of the balls tested herein was evaluated on a scale of 1-5. 1 represents a cut that extends completely through the cover to the core; a 2 represents a cut that does not extend completely through the cover but that does break the surface; a 3 does not break the surface of the cover but does leave a permanent dent; a 4 leaves only a slight crease which Is permanent but not as severe as 3; and a 5 represents virtually no visible indentation or damage of any sort.
The total distance was measured by striking the golf ball with a mechanical device which swings a driver at a head speed of 160 feet per second.
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I 1 i 1 1 1 1 I 'I i F i The spin rate of the golf ball was measured by striking the resulting golf balls with a #5 iron in the manner as described above wherein the head speed is 128 feet per second at a launch angle of 10 tO 12 degrees and an initial velocity of about 168 feet per second.
The spin rate was measured by observing the rotation of the ball in flight using stop action Strobe photography.
The trajectory of the golf balls during flight was measured in accordance with United States Golf Association Test: Symmetry Initial velocity is the velocity of a golf ball when struck at a hammer speed of 143.8 feet per second in accordance with a test as prescribed by the United States Golf Association.
The Ultramarine Blue used in these examples is a pigment dye as sold by Whitaker, Clark and Daniels, of South Plalnsfield, N.J.
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C.O.R.
Shore C Hardness Cut Resistance Driver Testing: Carry Total Timed Flight Trajectory Launch Angle Ciubhead Speed Spin Rate Pitching Wedge: Launch Angle Clubhead Speed Spin Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 45.0 56 .804 87 4-5 258.0 45.0 56 .807 90 4-5 248.7 45.4 55 .797 86 4-5 45.4 55 .798 87 4-5 45.4 54 .805 90 5 45.4 52 .806 92 4-5 45.4 51 .813 94 4-5 45.4 51 .796 85 4 45.4 57 .794 81 3-4 45.4 57 .793 77 3 45.4 59 .789 3 299.0 266.2 5.97 13.8 14.1 7.8 236.6 2744 29.8 108.8 9709 TABLE 3 EXAMPLE NO. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Weight Compression
C.O.R.
Shore C Hardness Cut Resistance 45.3 51 .779 83 4 45.5 50 .782 86 4 45.5 50 .782 86 4 45.5 49 .780 86 4 45.4 53 .776 81 4 45.5 52 .773 84 4 45.2 51 .775 84 4 45.5 53 .777 81 4 45.4 54 .774 78 4 11 r_ a at Ed I I I 7, TABLE 4 EXAMPLE NO.
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Shore D Hardness Cut Resistance Shore A Hardness 21 45.3 51 .799 69 5 22 45.3 53 .792 65 2 23 45. 1 56 .785 62 4 24 45.2 55 .791 65 4 25 45.3 53 .792 66 4 26 45.2 58 .792 27 45.9 60 .784 28 45.5 57 .784 53 3-4 29 45.6 57 .785 45 3 30 45.6 57 .783 3 31 45.2 57 .789 32 46.0 59 .786 33 46.0 56 78-1 3-4 3-4 91 90 3-4 3-4 3-4 91 94
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Shore C. Hardness Cut Resistance Driver Testing: Carry Total Trajectory Pitching Wedge: Launch Angle Clubhead Speed Spin Rate (RPM) 36 45.4 64 .786 76 1 255.0 296.0 13.1 37 45.2 61 .785 76 1 254.0 294.0 14.0 31.3 108.0 38 45.4 56 .794 76 1 259.2 294.0 13.9 39 45.2 49 .817 95 4-5 254.0 290.0 13.3 40 45.1 52 .817 95 5 41 45.3 61 .793 76 3-4 261.0 308.0 14.2 31.9 110.2 9259 8374 28.' 110.'# 10,499 ~iL DISCUSSION OF THE EXAMPLES Examples 1-5, 8, 13-15 and 17-19, the data of which Is incorporated In Tables 2 and 3, are golf ball cover compositions In accordance with this invention.
Examples 21-33, as per Table 4, are comparative examples wherein inferior golf ball cover compositions were created.
Examples 34-40, as per Tables 5 and 6, reflect prior art golf balls.
In order to properly correlate the distance data as Is reflected In some of the examples, it should be noted that the data for Example I was taken at the same time as the dta for Examples 36-40 as per Table 6.
Likewise, the distance data for Example 2 was taken at the same time as the data for Examples 34 and as per Table Distance data was not available for all of the examples due to the difficulty in gathering this data.
The data for Examples 1-5 and 8, as per Table 2, reflects the preferred cover composition In accordance with this invention, wherein relatively soft covered balls having superior coefficient of restitution and superior cut resistance are produced.
The balls of Examples 6 and 7 are too hard to offer sufficiently good playability. Conversely, the balls of Examples 9-11, while being soft, suffer from poor cut resistance and low coefficient of restitution.
When compared to the prior art golf ball, Examples 1-5 and 8 as per Table 5, it can be seen that the average coefficient of restitution for these examples 32il i is higher than the average coefficient of restitution for Examples 34 and 35. Further, it can be seen that the cut resistance is significantly better.
In comparing the actual distance that the resultant golf balls will fly, it can be seen that in comparing the data of Example 2 with the data for Examples 34 and 35, the golf ball of Example 2 is approximately 4 yards longer than that of the balls of Examples 34 and 35. This 4 yard increase Is a significant increase which could be easily observed by a skilled golfer. Likewise, relative to the data for o B- Example 2, it can be seen that It has a high spin rate of 2744 which is intermediate between the spin rates of 2512 o:0 and 3090 for the balls of Examples 34 and 35. The prior S^ art golf balls of Examples 34 and 35 are known to have 0o 0 spin rates which are satisfactory to skilled golfers.
Further, when comparing the data of Example 1 with the data of Examples 36-39, which are similar soft i ,n golf balls, it can be seen that the ball of Example 1 is p significantly longer than the balls of Examples 36-39.
Further, the ball of Example 1 is significantly more a°o g durable than the balls of Examples 36-39, as per the cut o resistance data. Further, the ball of Example 1 has a spin rate when struck by a pitching wedge that is t°o comparable to that of Examples 37 and 41. Likewise, it can be seen that the spin rate of Example 1 is much higher than that of the balls of Example The data of Table 3, as per Examples 12-20, reflect the variations of tht cover composition in accordance with this invention which is some instances do not have the coefficient of restitution which is as good as that of the data of Examples 1-5, 8, 13-15 and 17-19.
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1 1 However. the data of Table 3 demonstrates that over a wide range of variables, the cover composition of this Invention is capable of producing a durable cut resistant golf ball.
The data of Table 4 reflects other relative cover compositions wherein a hard Surlyn is blended with, for example, polyurethanes. From this data, It can be durable, at a comparable softness, as the preferred golf balls In accordance with this invention as per Examples and 8.
The data for Examples 21-33 demonstrates that it is not obvious to produce a durable soft cover golf ball having excellent cut resistance, coupled with a good coefficient of restitution.
The data for Examples 27-33 shows that if a soft "i golf ball is produced, it has a poor coefficient of restitution and, hence, poor distance properties and poor cut resistance.
From the data as listed above and the above S discussion, It can be seen that when the subject invention is practiced as per Examples 1-5 and 8, a golf ball having superior playability is produced, having excellent distance properties as are reflected by the coefficient data and excellent durability properties as is reflected by the cut resistance data.
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1. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover, wherein said cover comprises from 25 to 75 percent of a hard ionomer which is a sodium or zinc salt of the copolymer of an olefin having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein said hard ionomer has a modulus of from 30,000 to 55,000 P.S.I. and from 75 to 25 percent of a soft ionomer which is a sodium or zinc salt of a terpolymer of an olefin having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an unsaturated monomer of the acrylate ester class having from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, wherein said soft ionomer has a modulus of from 3,000 to 7,000 P.S.I.
2. The golf ball of claim 1 wherein the hard ionomer is a sodium or zinc salt of the copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid and the soft ionomer is a sodium salt of a 2| terpolymer of ethylene, methacrylic acid and n- or iso-butyl acrylate.
3. The golf ball of either preceding claim wherein said cover comprises from 35 to 65 percent of the hard ionomer and from 65 to 35 percent of the soft ionomer. S 4. The golf ball of claim 3 wherein said cover comprises 38 to 62 percent of the hard ionomer and from 62 to 38 percent Sof the soft ionomer. The golf ball of claim 4 wherein said cover comprises about 36.8 percent of the hard ionomer and about 59.9 percent of the soft ionomer.
6. The golf ball of claim 4 wherein said cover comprises about 59.0 percent of the hard ionomer and about 38.7 percent of the soft ionomer.
7. The golf ball of any preceding claim wherein said cover composition incorporates an effective amount of a suitable pigment.
8. The golf ball of claim 7 wherein said cover composition incorporates from 1 to 10 percent of said pigment.
9. The golf ball of claim 8 wherein said cover composition incorporates from 1 to 5 percent of a pigment which is a member selected from the group of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, zinc oxide or zinc sulfate. 35 The golf ball of claim 9 wherein said cover composition incorporates from 1 to 3 percent of said pigment.
11. The golf ball as claimed in claim 1, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any one of the Examples. DATED: 9 December, 1991 SPALDING EVENFLO COMPANIES INC. By its Patent Attorneys PHILLIPS ORMONDE FITZPATRICK 4 2927B o 3
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